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<br /> NEIGHBORHOOD SPOTLIGHT ST.ANTHONY
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<br />�a1STSt on,, _ communil yT Pat Kelly of'-
<br />_ - = =r St Anthony:
<br /> y� �.7�,•� maintains ;r a� "I always ;
<br /> liked
<br /> _a A _= It Is ab.,=� sub-
<br /> small-townfive"questions buyers urb and very
<br /> >st�g agents aa$wer:- character - �ef�enlef� .
<br /> dung this lovely;home? to both cit-.
<br /> reason for selling is obvious'= By Lucie B.Amundsen _
<br /> rer if the seller is high)-; Special to the Star Tribune p University les and the'.
<br /> Ie,I tried to buy with seller` It's been called "Mayberry" Minnesota,
<br /> < yet we've
<br /> is the seller carried back a' 'y:, for its small-town feel and"Pol- ' remained '7-
<br />;age:In today s home sales":_-_ ish Edina" for the immigrants �d'� Insulated
<br /> an the'seller earn'S to 6 °a -';" who prospered their way from
<br /> iced by a mortgage'on the'.`;;, -` northeast Minneapolis: Ilroof m s mcltll�,
<br /> so well? -. - - More formally, the 8,000
<br /> you pay for,thisborne?". '- `± residents of this first-ring suburb , ,,,. Problems."
<br /> ws how much negotiation,".- bear the address of the City of
<br />- - St.Anthony O[, Photos by Lucie
<br /> y informally,St. r"- F4; B.Amundsen/.
<br /> A related- Anthony Village.Most,however, Special to thg••
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<br /> question fo pare it down to a simple"St.An- �, \±• 4 Star mbune
<br /> ask is:"What thou and live with
<br /> _ the confusion
<br /> is the current from nearby St.Anthony Park and f
<br /> mortgage balance f St Anthony Main. had gotten to know the people in Until a few years ago,there was
<br /> Rea'nt home sores
<br /> and are there- The J 3-mile rectangle north of thena neighborhood ghborhood and really liked a bar called the Main Event that
<br /> any other liens,:;' Minneapolis and bordered by the home-like flavor.In 1962,we had an informal class reunion the
<br /> such'as a second,, Columbia Heights,New Brighton opened Jerry's Toys and Hobbies night before Thanksgiving. My * 'a "r
<br /> ;mortgage,ahome' - and Roseville wasn't incorporated in the St Anthony
<br /> rP0 Y Cen- kids would go and see students
<br /> equity loan ora' until 1945,when plucky residents ter and ran it for 35 years.Jerry from classes 10 years ahead and
<br /> mechanics'lien?,' blocked annexation to Minneapo° was instrumental in starting behind them.It really feels like a
<br /> lte This shows—;, lis.Continuing that independent_ uing some community traditions like small town.
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<br /> prospective' streak,St Anthony has its own po the Christmas sleigh rides and The good schools are a posi-
<br /> b rs how much`'; rice and fire
<br /> • �, departments Village Fest.It was wonderful five for everyone;our property k � .,,• ,
<br /> cash the seller er communities ofits size choose to Honestly,we could have used values remain high because of
<br /> sale subcontract these services. a larger house,but I liked that my their reputation
<br />,-purchase price'compared,`•`_i;'. Lively post-World War II childrenwere so close totheir dad's After 34 days,this 1,600-
<br />*ue,the seller has lots of-_=i' construction gave the village its work and he could always behome What do you think of the square foot home sold for Its A
<br /> priceandterms.: owever,ifi, trademark ramblers,which con- for dinner,AndIalwayslikedthatit village changes like the new asking price of$245,000.It
<br /> residence recently for onty'''= tinue to house many original or is a true first-ring suburb and very Wal-Matt and Three Rivers Park has three'bedwoms,two baths-
<br />- less,than,today's'asking'•, ;. early owners.The housing stock, convenient to both cities and the District taking
<br /> las a large mbrhgagewith = mostly plaster construction,tends University over the Salvation and an attached garage.
<br /> mversityofMinnesota,yetwe've Army Camp? ,
<br /> probably won't negotiate'-,. ;; toward hardwood floors,finished remained insulated from some of The changes are good.It shows
<br /> fl ash We5iL i rumpus rooms and fireplaces. the cities'problems. that the village is open to prog-
<br /> 3y,reeeM,professlorial.,, ._;�a; Recently,the Silver Lake Vil-
<br /> rress.I'm also pleased that we are
<br /> efects have you rev®sled on';;= lage Project-placed the aging Where did your children attend starting to have some more diver-
<br /> s form?a Apache Mall with contemporary school? sity in the village;it is so good for
<br /> tws or court decisions chain stores and housing options All six children went to St. the children.
<br /> ne-defect disclosures. promising St. Anthony its first Charles (of Borromeo Catholic The area parks are all so well
<br /> ex reveals a known defect, population growth in years.Other School]and then to St Anthony used here in St Anthony.rm glad Y Y ,
<br /> T a noisy barking dog neat amenities include a public golf High. Because the district is that the pari:on Silver Lake will be
<br /> Sas no legal grounds for a '._a course and 2,3W feet ofSilver Lake small,everyone knows everyone; run professionally,but it is still ours. This home listed at$239,900"
<br /> taton`larysiiit �s=,
<br /> $fteiythe`sale-t,fir; shoreline at the newly opened it helps'kelp families involvedsol
<br /> St AnthonyAnthAnthonyis going to have input and 28 days later for
<br /> buyer:diiglit,tiave a tiasis for., Silverwood Regional Park of the Every activity has the auditorium $225,000.It has 1;800 finishod
<br />:buyer can prove the seller - Three Rivers Park District packed with parents,grandpar- Lucie B.Amundsen twat square feet,four bedrooms,two
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<br /> led defe - •- St Anthony also is known for ents,uncles and aunts. Lrcte0twowordycom. baths and an attached garage::
<br />;have their homes_; its small but highly rated school
<br /> ted before°listing th'*foi ,. system "It is not dissimilar to ,
<br /> all-known defects,1n these -;;•. sendin a child to St' Anthony
<br /> g private school Part of RMLS District 766 , 'y";' ` fir•.
<br /> gal for sellers to r_efuse to " and compared with other first-
<br /> ring suburbs to the west or south =y t
<br /> Total number of sales:472 a. '
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<br /> �Doaarroluma:$109,754,211-', • - "�•' ,
<br /> have you had wRh,this�,.,a °= St Anthony is affordable Edina Average ust ante:$273,205 , . •s> ::
<br /> -° =s , , -=•'i;,•, Realty agent David Forsythe said M1eNan llal pries:-S24s;900-' -
<br /> utesand precedent court - � - � -� � - �� _.- : • '
<br /> p ofhishometown $• -..�,_
<br /> Average sale price:E232,530 .`$:",'"{. s-�-„�'
<br /> e sellers to disclose past,z_ �_� „ �:.u`..•`
<br /> McAlen eale'pilce:'$222,_750 _ -`,"` `�3x'�,=• :.�,°',,..�,,,- °
<br /> at have beau Pat Kelly,74,raised six chll- low sere pace:$89,900 .ton ,v: `+�t` I }} �"�'`• "'-�_;4 ''�;
<br /> ars to know these before _ °°Y , dren with her late husband,Je +c'
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<br /> goo •.`•r,, -, - s.' , -E After 34 days,this 1,600-
<br /> " In their St.Anthony rambler. Average days on the market°42.3 "c squareioot home sold for Its
<br /> y after,I bought my,liome, ; Mt
<br /> McGlashe came over,to, ,;A llstllr�c asking price of$245,000.it
<br /> 4" How did you choose St. An-
<br /> SourceData for the:Minneapolis Area Association oemn has three bedrooms,two baths"'
<br /> we were cbatting,'he said,'-: ,2n thony? of Realtors based on Information period from o'ee and an attachedgarage.
<br /> Sld you about when that`'f ";'' My husband worked retail in from the Regional Muklple LlsUng April 1,2004,
<br /> Service of Minnesota Inc. to March 31,
<br /> use slid into,the house.":As�,.�;• St.Anthony for nine years.He zoos. °
<br /> ller didn't'*enty=seven
<br />'rains later,I still worry if =,
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